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Volcano Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do most volcanoes occur? Why?

a)

Most volcanoes are found at plate boundaries. This is where magma forms.

b)

Most volcanoes are in Kansas because there are a lot of mountains there

c)

Volcanoes aren't real

2.

What is needed for magma to form?

a)

Freezing temperatures and no water

b)

High temperatures, Low Pressure, Water

c)

A really big dog

3.

If a volcano is dormant, can it become active? Can it become extinct?

a)

It can only go extinct

b)

It cant become anything

c)

A dormant volcano can become active or extinct.

4.

How is magma composition related to viscosity?

a)

It isn't

b)

The higher the silica the higher the viscosity.

c)

All magma is the same

5.

What is the role of water in an explosive eruption?

a)

Hot magma beneath the surface mixes with water, pressure grows, then volcano erupts.

b)

Water puts out the lava

c)

Water has no effect on types of eruption

6.

How do volcanic gases affect the atmosphere?

a)

They don't

b)

They are good for the atmosphere

c)

Volcanic gases can be poisonous which is bad for humans

7.

Why do felsic magmas erupt explosively?

a)

it traps the gas until the pressure builds up so much the rock explodes.

b)

It doesn't thats mafic Lava

c)

All lava is explosive

8.

Why do mafic lavas flow rather than explode?

a)

Mafic lava does explode

b)

Mafic flows are low in silica and so they do not trap gas.

c)

Because its not real lava

9.

Why do effusive eruptions sometimes cause a lot of damage?

a)

They are explosive

b)

They are easy to evacuate from

c)

They dont cause any damage

10.

Why do mafic lavas produce shield-shaped volcanoes?

a)

They dont

b)

Because they can

c)

it is fluid so it spreads more than Felsic

11.

Why do felsic lavas produce cone-shaped volcanoes?

a)

It is thicker so it doesn't travel as much

b)

They dont

c)

All volcanos are the same

12.

How did composite and shield volcanoes earn their names?

a)

They just picked a name

b)

Composite are made of two materials. Shield volcanoes have the shape of a shield.

c)

We didn't learn this

13.

What features would you use to identify each of the three volcano types?

a)

Color

b)

Smell

c)

Size, shape, composition

14.

Why is it important that volcanic eruptions can form new land?

a)

Because its cooler that way

b)

This is the only way new landforms.

c)

It isn't important at all